Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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