Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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