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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning enable students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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