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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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