Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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