Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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