Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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