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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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