Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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