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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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