Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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