Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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