Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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