Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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