Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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