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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are 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 many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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