Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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