Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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