Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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