Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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