Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students 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 subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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