Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates 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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