Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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