Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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