Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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