Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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