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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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