Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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