Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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