Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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