Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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