Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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