Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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