Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses 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 several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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