Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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