Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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