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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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