Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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