Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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