Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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