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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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