Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates 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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