Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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