Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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