Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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