Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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