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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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