Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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