Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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