Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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