Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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