Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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