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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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