Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the 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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