Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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