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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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