Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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