Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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