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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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