Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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