Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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