Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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