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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. 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. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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