Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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