Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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