Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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