Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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