Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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