Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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