Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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