Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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