Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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