Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the most important 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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