Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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