Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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