Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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