Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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