Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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