Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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