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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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