Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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