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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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