Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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