Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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