Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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