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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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