Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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