Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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