Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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