Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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