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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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