Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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