Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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