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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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