Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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