Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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