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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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