Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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