Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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