Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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