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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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