Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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