Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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