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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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