Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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