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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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