Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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