Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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