Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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