Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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