Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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