Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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