Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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