Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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