Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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