Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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