Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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