Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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