Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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