Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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