Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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