Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically 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 topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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