Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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