Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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