Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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