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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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