Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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