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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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