Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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