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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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