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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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