Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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