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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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