Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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