Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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