Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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