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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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