Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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