Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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