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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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