Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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