Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different 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 educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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