Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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