Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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