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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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