Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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