Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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