Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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