Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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