Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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