Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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