Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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