Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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