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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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