Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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