Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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