Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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