Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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