Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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