Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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