Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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