Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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