Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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