Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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