Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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