Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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