Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates 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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