Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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