Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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