Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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