Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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