Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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