Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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