Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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