Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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