Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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