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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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