Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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