Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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