Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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