Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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