Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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