Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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