Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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