Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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