Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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