Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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