Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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