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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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