Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. 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 massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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