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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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