Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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