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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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