Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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