Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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