Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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