Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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