Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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