Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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