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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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