Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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