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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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