Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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