Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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