Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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