Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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