Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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