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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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