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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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