Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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