Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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