Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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