Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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