Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative 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 stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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