Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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