Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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