Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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