Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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