Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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