Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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