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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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