Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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