Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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