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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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