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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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