Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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