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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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