Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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