Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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