Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental 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 participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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