Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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