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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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