Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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