Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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