Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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