Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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