Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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