Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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