Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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