Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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