Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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