Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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