Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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