Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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