Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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