Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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