Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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