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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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