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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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