Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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