Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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