Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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