Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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