Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes 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 massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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