Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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