Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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