Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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