Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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