Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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