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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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