Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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