Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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