Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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