Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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