Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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