Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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