Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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