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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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