Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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