Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically 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 many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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