Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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