Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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