Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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