Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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