Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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