Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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