Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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