Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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