Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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