Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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