Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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