Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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