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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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