Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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