Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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