Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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