Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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