Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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