Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally 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 lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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