Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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