Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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