Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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