Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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