Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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