Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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