Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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