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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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