Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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