Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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