Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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