Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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