Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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