Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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