Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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