Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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