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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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