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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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