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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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