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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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