Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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