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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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