Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. 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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