Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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