Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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 ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major 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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