Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing 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 teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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