Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? 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 dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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