Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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