Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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