Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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