Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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