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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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