Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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