Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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