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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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