Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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