Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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