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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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