Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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