Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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