Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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