Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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