Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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