Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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