Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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