Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important 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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