Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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