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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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