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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take 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 customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because 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 teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand 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 scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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