Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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