Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental 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 stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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