Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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