Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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