Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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