Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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