Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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