Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation 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 poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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