Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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