Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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