Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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