Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original 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 educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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