Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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