Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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