Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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