Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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