Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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