Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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