Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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