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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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