Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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