Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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