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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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