Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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