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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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