Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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