Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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