Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies 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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