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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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