Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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