Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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