Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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