Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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