Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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