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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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