Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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