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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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