Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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