Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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