Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Educational