Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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