Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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