Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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