Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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