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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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