Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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