Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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