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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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