Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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