Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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