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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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