Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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