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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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