Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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