Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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