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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students 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 many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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