Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are mostly 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 many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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