Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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