Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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