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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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