Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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