Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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