Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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