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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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