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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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