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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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