Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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