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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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