Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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