Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original 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 organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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