Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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