Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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