Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand these open education initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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