Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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