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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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