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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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