Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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