Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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