Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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