Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses 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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