Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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