Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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