Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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