Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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