Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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