Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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