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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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