Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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