Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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