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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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