Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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