Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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