Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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