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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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