Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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