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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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