Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key 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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