Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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