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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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