Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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