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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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