Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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