Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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