Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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