Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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