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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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