Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free 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 numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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