Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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