Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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