Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative 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 participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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