Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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