Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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