Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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