Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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