Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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