Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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