Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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