Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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