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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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