Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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