Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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