Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. 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. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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