Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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