Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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