Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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