Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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