Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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