Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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