Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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