Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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