Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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