Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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