Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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