Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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