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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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