Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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