Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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