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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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