Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee 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 massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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