Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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