Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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