Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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