Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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