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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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