Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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