Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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