Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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