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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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