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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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