Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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