Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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