Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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