Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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