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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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