Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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