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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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