Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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