Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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