Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low 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 online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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