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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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