Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. 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 massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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