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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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