Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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