Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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