Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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