Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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