Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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