Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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