Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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