Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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