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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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