Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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