Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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