Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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